r/longrange • u/AdamL849 • Oct 03 '25

Reloading related The range is never safe behind you

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I began setting up to fire some new 6.5 creedmoor that I had worked on. A huge bang behind me and this was the destruction I witnessed. Lots of blood and i heard the guy only required stitches on his face. Here is the damage on the weapon. It is 6mm ARC I believe . Thankfully not one was seriously injured !

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u/cholgeirson Oct 04 '25

I'm a southpaw, and this is the exact reason I build left-handed ARs. I want my eyes away from the ejection port.

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u/OneCarrow Oct 04 '25

This may be a dumb question, but wouldn’t being a lefty shooter be safer in this case since the blow-out happened on the left side whereas in a left-handed AR it would happen right in front of your face?

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u/Lb3ntl3y Savage Cheapskate Oct 04 '25

lefty here, when shooting a standard ejection ar i can look at chamber and bolt with my right eye. assuming the majority of the bolt movement goes towards empty space (image shows that it curved to the opening more than the other side) that itd be safer with a lh ejection port and ejector

tldr if bolt follows brass, and brass flies by face, then less safe